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    <title><![CDATA[Hivos Online, Humanistisch Instituut voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking]]>: <![CDATA[Hivos Knowledge Programme]]></title>
    <link>http://www.hivos.net</link>
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Welcome to the website of the Hivos Knowledge Programme. The platform for knowledge development on issues imperative to the global development sector. How to understand and innovate support for civil society building, how to promote pluralism in times of growing intolerance, how to adapt to rapid changes such as the globalisation of markets? The development sector needs new knowledge, and more specifically, appropriate knowledge to tackle specific knowledge gaps. This programme aims at developing knowledge on issues central to the work of civil society organisations and for the development sector at large. The main themes are: Civil Society Building, Promoting Pluralism, Civil Society in West Asia, Small Producer Agency in the Globalized Market and Digital Natives with a Cause?

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			<title><![CDATA[Seizing and Stretching Participatory Space: Civil Society Participation in Tanzania’s Policy Processes]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Civil-Society-Building/News/Seizing-and-Stretching-Participatory-Space-Civil-Society-Participation-in-Tanzania-s-Policy-Processes</link>
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 Civil society participation in PRSP processes has become part and parcel of modern aid modities. Assumed benefits include stronger checks and balances, inclusion of marginalized interests, and a broader support base for implementation. This hints at transformative potential. Yet, where governments or donors drive the process, participation hardly ever surpasses a mere consultative role and risks of cooption loom large. 

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			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:35 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[KP small producer agency goes to Asia]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/News/KP-small-producer-agency-goes-to-Asia</link>
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After visiting Latin America and Africa, the KP on small producer agency is now going to identify Asian candidates for its global Learning Network (LN). A Round Table with potential LN candidates from India, Indonesia and other countries is organized by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Bangalore on February 4. Moreover, through the regional Hivos office, a separate consultation meeting with Hivos partners is organized in Hyderabad on February 1. One specific objective of this meeting is to assess potential linkages between local initiatives and the global LN. Both meetings will be followed by field visits to rural organizations to share knowledge and insights. We look forward to learn a lot about small producer agency and smallholders’ linkages to markets in the region.

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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:13:26 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Civic driven change in West Asia]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Civic-Driven-Change/News/Civic-driven-change-in-West-Asia</link>
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What can an organisation like Hivos do in repressive regimes like Iran and Syria? Does Civic Driven Change (CDC) offer opportunities or new insights for developing strategies in those countries? These are the questions Maaike van Adrichem poses in her research paper on Hivos programme in Syria and Iran: From civil society building to civic driven change? 

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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:29:45 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Join our discussion on ICT, Youth and Engagement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Digital-Natives-with-a-Cause/News/Join-our-discussion-on-ICT-Youth-and-Engagement</link>
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In 2009 Hivos and the Centre for Internet and Society started a mapping study Digital Natives with a Cause? What we found was that many people see the potential of Youth, ICT and development, but nowbody knows exactly who the Digital Natives are and how you can unleash this potential. Today we are starting at Fill the Gap an online and offline discussion. Join us!

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			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:45:13 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Complex Dynamics Civil-Political Societies and Democratization Processes  ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Civil-Society-in-West-Asia/News/Complex-Dynamics-Civil-Political-Societies-and-Democratization-Processes</link>
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Is there a relationship between civil society and political society in democratisation processes? How do these societies influence each other? What are the potential interrelated (explanatory) variables of both societies which could improve or impede democratization? To find out more about these topics, read the interesting research paper of Stephan de Vries titled: The Downfall of Simplicity and the ‘Complex’ Notion (s) of Democratization: A Revision of the Relation between Political Society, Civil Society and Democratization. 

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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:12:31 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[ILEIA focuses on Family Farming]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Small-Producer-Agency/News/ILEIA-focuses-on-Family-Farming</link>
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One of the pillars in the global network on sustainable farming is ILEIA based in Netherlands. ILEIA is best known for its magazine that was recently renamed into Farming Matters, produced in 50.000 copies in six languages.

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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:50:39 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Report on 'Civil society dynamics under authoritarian rule' ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Publications2/Report-on-Civil-society-dynamics-under-authoritarian-rule</link>
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Are there links between civil society activism and democratisation? To what extent is the 'traditional’ notion of civil society still workable? And is the authoritarian state simply a 'security state' acting on repression and staying in power or is it 'interdependent' on and even 'needs' civil society for its own survival? The report on 'civil society dynamics under authoritarian rule’ sheds lights on and provides insights about these topics. 

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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:22:35 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Working Paper: Moth or Flame, the Sunni Sphere and Regime Durability in Syria ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Publications2/Working-Paper-Moth-or-Flame-the-Sunni-Sphere-and-Regime-Durability-in-Syria</link>
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This working paper is written by Teije Hidde Donker and based on the forthcoming academic article “Enduring Ambiguity. The Civil Dynamics of Authoritarian Upgrading in Sunni Syria”


Teije Hidde Donker is currently a PhD student at the European University Institute in Florence. During the first half of 2009 he conducted field research in Syria for the Knowledge Programme Civil Society in West Asia 

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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:18:27 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Report Another economics borne?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Publications2/Report-Another-economics-borne</link>
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‘There is another economics waiting be borne. It would take efficiency off the pedestal and stress theimportance of alternative measures’, Stephen Marglin, Harvard University. This is one of the quotes from the Beyond Economics Meeting in New York report. 

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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:17:10 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Workshop Report Moving from Intentions to Action]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Publications2/Workshop-Report-Moving-from-Intentions-to-Action</link>
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The Second International Expert Meeting on HIV Prevention for Men who have sex with Men (MSM), Women who have sex with Women (WSW), and Transgenders (TG) brought together 130 activist, community representatives and experts from the areas of policy, research, funding, and implementation of programmes. The format of the Expert Meeting was a mixture of expert presentations on a wide variety of issues concerning sexual minorities, such as decriminalization and destigmatisation; best practices and novel approaches in prevention, or knowledge gaps in social, behavioural and epidemiological research; workshops to discuss and produce recommendations on policy and research issues; and expert panel discussions.

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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:10:03 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Workshop Report Moving from Intentions to Action]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/News/Workshop-Report-Moving-from-Intentions-to-Action</link>
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The Second International Expert Meeting on HIV Prevention for Men who have sex with Men (MSM), Women who have sex with Women (WSW), and Transgenders (TG) brought together 130 activist, community representatives and experts from the areas of policy, research, funding, and implementation of programmes. The format of the Expert Meeting was a mixture of expert presentations on a wide variety of issues concerning sexual minorities, such as decriminalization and destigmatisation; best practices and novel approaches in prevention, or knowledge gaps in social, behavioural and epidemiological research; workshops to discuss and produce recommendations on policy and research issues; and expert panel discussions.

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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:09:38 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[New Publication: Digital Natives with a Cause?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Publications2/New-Publication-Digital-Natives-with-a-Cause</link>
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This new publication shows that young people are sensitive and thoughtful and more then willing to contribute to change in their societies. It proves that the common complaint that young people are not interested in politics, is mainly a result of insufficient understanding of the world of youngsters. Digital Natives - youths thriving on digital technologies - are sensitive and thoughtful; it is time to listen to them.

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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:01:06 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Fill the Gap! - 7]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Digital-Natives-with-a-Cause/Events/Fill-the-Gap!-7</link>
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The seventh edition of Fill the Gap! is all about the power of youth and IT in developing countries. How can their skills be strengthened and put to use for a better world? Hivos, apart from cohosting the event, will be involving digital natives to hear their stories about ICT and engagement. 

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			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:17:42 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[From Brussels with Love]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/News/From-Brussels-with-Love</link>
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Cooperation across the different domains of academia, practice and policy can contribute to comprehending the complexity of development and intervening effectively. Academic knowledge, for instance, offers a broader conceptual understanding of the issues at hand. Practitioners’ knowledge and experiences can provide new insights into which concrete initiatives best contribute to or fail in development practice. However, cooperation across domains is also challenging: it is not natural or easy.

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			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:46:44 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Another economics borne?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Projects/Beyond-Economics/Another-economics-borne</link>
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‘There is another economics waiting be borne. It would take efficiency off the pedestal and stress theimportance of alternative measures’, Stephen Marglin, Harvard University. This is one of the quotes from the Beyond Economics Meeting in New York report. 

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			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:26:41 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Collective responsibility for sustainable livelihoods]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Projects/Beyond-Economics/Collective-responsibility-for-sustainable-livelihoods2</link>
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The second launch of ‘Beyond Economics’ took place in The Hague on 11 December 2009 and was inspired by the third issue of Development Vol 52. The Hague seminar hinged on the question of whether economics itself has to change or whether the existing economic principles just need to be more efficiently put into practice perhaps with better, more people-centred and environmentally friendly policy.

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			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:26:06 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Collective responsibility for sustainable livelihoods]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/News/Collective-responsibility-for-sustainable-livelihoods</link>
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The second launch of ‘Beyond Economics’ took place in The Hague on 11 December 2009 and was inspired by the third issue of Development Vol 52. The Hague seminar hinged on the question of whether economics itself has to change or whether the existing economic principles just need to be more efficiently put into practice perhaps with better, more people-centred and environmentally friendly policy.

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			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:19:47 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Another economics borne?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/News/Another-economics-borne</link>
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‘There is another economics waiting be borne. It would take efficiency off the pedestal and stress theimportance of alternative measures’, Stephen Marglin, Harvard University. This is one of the quotes from the Beyond Economics Meeting in New York report. 

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			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:01:29 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[LGBT research update ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Civil-Society-Building/News/LGBT-research-update</link>
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The LGBT movement in Peru slowly reveals some of its dynamics as Marten van den Berge and his Peruvian colleague Giancaro Cornejo facilitate conversations and workshops with organizations in Lima and in some of the provincial capitals, whilst participating in marches, protests and meetings. 

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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:19:20 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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			<title><![CDATA[Local democratic governance in fragile states]]></title>
			<link>http://www.hivos.net/Hivos-Knowledge-Programme/Themes/Civil-Society-Building/News/Local-democratic-governance-in-fragile-states</link>
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In late November, Jon Gaventa and Marjoke Oostrom from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) facilitated a PSO hosted workshop about local democratic governance in fragile settings. Dutch NGOs concentrate their discussions on how to adjust their bottom-up strategies to fragile settings to contribute to peace, security and democratic governance, and to reconciliation and justice, but more may be required to (re)build local democracy…

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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:32:14 +0100</pubDate>                                                           
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